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Boeing Does Redesign Work On 787 - Report
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I wonder if its going to blow out more than the A380. Both Boeing and Airbus are using new technology so there will have to be problems along the line somewhere.
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Look at A380, all the post delivery publicity and response has been very positive. |
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Something I've wanted to mention to you guys back in Oz for a while during the board outage ..... I can't see power on being as currently anticipated. I was up at PAE the other day and saw the first three frames. There is a lot of work yet to be done, pieces lying all around the aircraft, and at the time I was there not a whole lot of people working on it (could have been shift change and it was a FRI). The factory floor is a sight to be seen. Unlike the conventional factory floor with a couple of small stations I would estimate around 500 small cubicles and stations each with a laptop or desktop and hundreds of employees working out in the open. There were panels missing, cowlings off, and the paint looked a little sad after its roll out ceremony. The second and third frames on the line (non-airworthy test) looked in better shape and seemed to have more attention on them.
Looks can be deceiving and I'm sure another update from Boeing (read possible delay) may be around the corner. I wouldn't put much emphasis on 'changing the design/specs' articles as it's well known they are trying to reduce weight issues and that also falls under this category. Scott.
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Thanks Scott for the first-hand information mate! ... great that you're able to share such information!
Just curious though... this entire time I've been wondering what exactly has been the root cause of these 787 delays. You stated that the 787 ate too much and now is on a diet..but is this the sole reason for these continual delays or just the latest of a string of problems? Boeing made it clear that the first few 787 frames would be overweight, no suprise there.. but these continual delays suggest that the weight problems are more a 'permanent' issue rather than just exclusive to the first few frames... |
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Dreamliner delayed again!
This is Dreamliner news coming from BBC:
Boeing has announced another major delay to delivery of its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The plane is now about 15 months behind its original schedule. The first flight will be in the fourth quarter of 2008. The target for delivery of the first plane to Japan's All Nippon Airways is now the third quarter of 2009. The previous target was early 2009. Boeing has blamed slow progress on assembly and continuing problems with suppliers for the delays. 'Regret' In a statement, Boeing said the new timetable included "additional schedule margin to reduce risk of further delays on the program". "We deeply regret the disruption and disappointment these changes will cause for our customers and we will work closely with each of them to minimize the impact," Scott Carson, head of Boeing's commercial airplanes division. But the firm's shares rose nearly 4% in early trading after it said the latest delays would not have an adverse impact on its profits this year. Boeing had received 802 orders for the Dreamliner by the start of 2008, which makes it the planemaker's fastest selling model. It will be Boeing's first completely new aircraft since 1995. It takes advantage of new technology that allows much of it to be made of plastic composites instead of aluminium, which means it is lighter and, Boeing claims, will consume 20% less fuel than other, similar-sized planes. It also has a greater range than similar-sized planes, which Boeing hopes will mean it can open up new, direct long-haul routes. This strategy is in contrast to the new Airbus A380, which also suffered from hefty delays before it finally entered service in October. The A380 is designed to carry larger numbers of people between hubs where they can change onto smaller aircraft to reach their final destinations. |
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No surprise really and good to see they have given the thing a more realistic time frame rather than rush like they had orginally planned.
I note that the quote ANA's revised delivery time and not their original time. |
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